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The 1985 Cincinnati Bengals season was their 16th in the National Football League (NFL). Wide receiver Isaac Curtis , a premier Bengal for 12 years, retired shortly before training camp opened. Second-year QB Boomer Esiason replaced Ken Anderson. The Bengals set a club scoring record with 441 points.
Offseason
NFL Draft
[1]
Regular season
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 8, 1985
Seattle Seahawks
L 28–24
51,625
2
September 15, 1985
at St. Louis Cardinals
L 41–27
46,321
3
September 22, 1985
San Diego Chargers
L 44–41
52,270
4
September 30, 1985
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 37–24
59,541
5
October 6, 1985
New York Jets
L 29–20
51,785
6
October 13, 1985
New York Giants
W 35–30
53,112
7
October 20, 1985
at Houston Oilers
L 44–27
35,590
8
October 27, 1985
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 26–21
55,421
9
November 3, 1985
at Buffalo Bills
W 23–17
25,640
10
November 10, 1985
Cleveland Browns
W 27–10
57,293
11
November 17, 1985
at Los Angeles Raiders
L 13–6
52,501
12
November 24, 1985
at Cleveland Browns
L 24–6
74,439
13
December 1, 1985
Houston Oilers
W 45–27
46,140
14
December 8, 1985
Dallas Cowboys
W 50–24
56,936
15
December 15, 1985
at Washington Redskins
L 27–24
50,544
16
December 22, 1985
at New England Patriots
L 34–23
57,953
Game summaries
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Week 4
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bengals
0
14 7 16
37
Steelers
0
10 14 0
24
Scoring summary Q2 PIT Lipps 15 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick)PIT 7–0
Q2 CIN Brooks 14 yard run (Breech kick)Tie 7–7
Q2 CIN Holman 26 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick)CIN 14–7
Q2 PIT Anderson 29 yard field goal CIN 14–10
Q3 CIN Brown 8 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick)CIN 21–10
Q3 PIT Stallworth 17 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick)CIN 21–17
Q3 PIT Erenberg 4 yard pass from Malone (Anderson kick)PIT 24–21
Q4 CIN Holman 4 yard pass from Esiason (Breech kick) CIN 28–24
Q4 CIN Breech 32 yard field goal CIN 31–24
Q4 CIN Brooks 32 yard run (pass failed) CIN 37–24
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Week 6
1
2 3 4 Total
Giants
0
3 17 10
30
• Bengals
14
7 7 7
35
Scoring summary 1 CIN Cris Collinsworth 16 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)Bengals 7–0
1 CIN James Brooks 27 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)Bengals 14–0
2 CIN James Brooks 5 yard run (Jim Breech kick) Bengals 21–0
2 NYG Jess Atkinson 33 yard field goalBengals 21–3
3 NYG Joe Morris 1 yard run (Jess Atkinson kick)Bengals 21–10
3 NYG Jess Atkinson 14 yard run (Jess Atkinson kick) Bengals 21–17
3 NYG Jess Atkinson 37 yard field goal Bengals 21–20
3 CIN James Griffin 24 yard interception return (Jim Breech kick)Bengals 28–20
4 CIN Rodney Holman 5 yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)Bengals 35–20
4 NYG Jess Atkinson 46 yard field goal Bengals 35–23
4 NYG George Adams 24 yard pass from Phil Simms (Jess Atkinson kick)Bengals 35–30
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Standings
Team leaders
Passing
Player
Att
Comp
Yds
TD
INT
Rating
Boomer Esiason
431
251
3443
27
12
92.3
Rushing
Receiving
Defensive
Kicking and punting
Player
FGA
FGM
FG%
XPA
XPM
XP%
Points
Jim Breech
33
24
72.7%
50
48
96.0
120
Player
Punts
Yards
Long
Blkd
Avg.
Pat McInally
57
2410
64
1
42.3
Special teams
Player
KR
KRYards
KRAvg
KRLong
KRTD
PR
PRYards
PRAvg
PRLong
PRTD
Mike Martin
48
1104
23.0
45
0
32
268
8.4
26
0
Awards and honors
Anthony Muñoz, AFC Pro Bowl selection
References
External links
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (11) Conference championships (3) Retired numbers Ring of Honor Media Current league affiliations Former league affiliation